Methyl phenyl sulfone Chemical Properties

Melting point:

85-87 °C

Boiling point:

250.45°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.2474 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5248 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

sol ethanol, benzene.

form 

Crystals

color 

White

Water Solubility 

insoluble

BRN 

1906914

CAS DataBase Reference

3112-85-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Sulfone, methyl phenyl(3112-85-4)

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzene, (methylsulfonyl)- (3112-85-4)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn,Xi

Risk Statements 

22

Safety Statements 

22-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

WR6800000

Hazard Note 

Irritant

HS Code 

29309090

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Methyl phenyl sulfone Usage And Synthesis

Description

Methyl phenyl sulfone is usually used in the lithiated form and reacts with a variety of electrophiles.

Chemical Properties

white crystals

Uses

Methyl phenyl sulfone, a versatile building block for the construction of chemicals with diverse functionalities

Preparation

Methyl phenyl sulfone is prepared by the reaction of Sodium Benzenesulfinate with Dimethyl Sulfate; by oxidation of  methyl phenyl sulfide with 30% Hydrogen Peroxide in acetic acid; or by the reaction of polymer-supported  benzenesulfinate anion with Iodomethane in refluxing benzene.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Chemistry Letters, 20, p. 523, 1991
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 105, p. 7755, 1983 DOI: 10.1021/ja00364a054
Synthesis, p. 342, 1974

Methyl phenyl sulfone(3112-85-4)Related Product Information

• Methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide
• 2-Chloro-4-methylsulphonylbenzoic acid
• Dichloromethylphenylsilane
• Benzene
• 4,4'-Diaminodiphenylsulfone
• Thiophanate-methyl
• Trimethylphenylammonium chloride
• Tetradifon
• Methyl acrylate
• Methylparaben
• Thiamphenicol
• PHENYL VALERATE
• Dimethyl sulfone
• Dimethyl sulfoxide
• 2-Nitro-4-methylsulfonylbenzoic acid
• Trimethylsulfoxonium iodide
• Xylene
• Kresoxim-methyl